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Packing? Already!
Pfft
I'm just setting up bike no 1, just the rear cones to adjust and job's a good 'un. Might even clean it, but looking at the weather it might not be worth it....
Then bike no 2, needs some brake fettling and new tyres/tubes
Bike no 3 is ready to go
Just need to dig out the camping stuff, sort some food, earplugs, drink, spare bike parts etc etc
Then work out how to cram it all into the back of my Seat Ibiza...
weather, if anyone is interested
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wm/great_malvern_forecast_weather.html
Wet and windy, nice!
Can't quite decide what to stick on my best set of wheels. Got ralphs, SB8's, HR's, mud x's and trailrakers. I suspect it might have to be the mud x's, switching to the trailrakers as Somme conditions develop 🙁
How quickly does the course deteriorate into a mud bath? Can we expect a few decent laps before that happens?
I always leave fast tyres on my good wheels. Once the course is a mud bath and your bike has about 10 lbs of mud on it, 200g isn't going to make much difference.
How quickly does the course deteriorate into a mud bath? Can we expect a few decent laps before that happens?
Obviously it depends on the intensity of the rain, but I recall a few years back when there was a nice little step-down section on the Friday during practice. After the first (very wet) lap on Saturday the steps had dissolved.
Trailrakers are OK if 1.8", otherwise your frame may well clog anyway. I'm looking forward to it, but it'll be terrible conditions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/331?area=Ledbury
Do they do trailrakers in 1.8? Got 1.95's and they are pretty narrow. Can't even see trailrakers on the panaracer web site now and the only sizes I can see in stores are the 1.95.
I was thinking of Fire XC - really, you need some Conti 1.5s to really cut through the mud, though they're a total liability on tree roots. I can't remember how many times I crashed, but it was a large number....
IRC Piranha Pros 1.9 here
Well hoping that a lot of winter riding earlier this year will help me stay up. Anyone tempted to run flats if it gets really muddy?
What actually constitutes a bike?
I saw a guy run around with a bike on his back at SITS once. No wheels. 😆
Could you just run around with a pair of handlebars?
could i run a cx bike with flat bars....
Theres hope the weather could change for the better, but not much.
could i run a cx bike with flat bars....
CX are banned and there is a minimum tyre width of 1.5"*. But I guess flat bars and 1.5" tyres would turn it into a 29er.
*Last time I looked.
bummer
1.5" Schwalbe Mud Sharks here...
I never put them on because I'm always too optimistic that the course will dry out for my next lap, but in reality as soon as it gets a bit wet the volume of traffic turns it into custardy hell.
Not packed yet, but I have a kit list split into bike, clothes, camping and food subsections. Yes, I'm that retentive.
I should've put a section on training but that seems to have passed me by. Again.
Any paperwork we need to bring along on the day? I seem to recall sending them a SAE but don't recall getting it back, though my filing system and memory are both piss poor.
How quickly does the course deteriorate into a mud bath? Can we expect a few decent laps before that happens?
After the onset of drizzle, it takes a few hours. If it starts raining properly, an hour maybe.
1.8 Trailrakers, Swampthings, Mud Sharks or something else very skinny and very knobbly. This is an absolute essential.
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Hehee 🙂
just taken delivery of kenda KOT's and some schwalbe mud sharks after seeing the forecast.
can you buy tyres at MM?
Yes, but they usually bring huge 2.5" things. That or they sell out of everything else instantly.
Hmm, sounds interesting.
Guess I'll pack my gear tomorrow and don't let onto the the Wife just how muddy it can be 😆
Mayhem Packing done . . .
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Tyres too big. Beer too small.
It'll be wet enough to use that tiller that you have the bars clamped to
Yorkshire Tea Bags for Guy Martin as he's doing MM??
Yorkshire Tea Bags for Guy Martin as he's doing MM??
Is he? Do you know the team name?
longboroughnick
One more thing. A bottle opener. now you have packed 😀
Too busy changing the [s]stem[/s] tiller and buying more beer to source opener.
Also amazed that the pedals have not come in for abuse yet - will be switching to the egg beaters later - I wonder if they could double as bottle opener?!
Cool, you've packed beers for me, you'll probably want to get some for yourself Nick 8)
im buying a water butt to fill (possibley with beer..)
Looking at the latest forecast, the updated list now includes boat, oars, outboard motor and bilge pump.
What rowlocks can I fit to an Inbred?
bonty mud x and webbed hands and feet
Don't forget bin bags for putting all your wet muddy clothes 😉
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Well I've got my bike ready, Mud-X's, single speed, guards, saddle pack and a bottle cage.
Nowt to carry on my back for the duration, yey
Steve, I can see what you've done there .... clearly using MM to colour code your saddle & grips with your bike 😆
You knows it, brand new mega White saddle too 😉 about the only clean thing in the bike, I think I washed it in February